Road closures on the weekend due to the Toronto Waterfront Marathon

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The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is taking place from Saturday until Sunday, with 60,000 runners expected to take part.

On Saturday, a five-kilometre Run/Walk will take place, followed by a full and half marathon on Sunday.

While most of the race takes place along the edge of Lake Ontario, there are also sections of Bathurst, Bloor, Yonge, and Bay streets that will be affected by the runs.

Here’s what you need to know about road closures:

On Saturday:

Bay Street will be fully closed from Queen St. West to Front St. and from Front St. to Lake Shore Blvd. West starting at 4 a.m. The road is scheduled to reopen later that afternoon at 1 p.m.

Lake Shore Bvld. will be closed from Yonge to Bathurst streets from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

On Saturday and Sunday:

Yonge St. will be closed from Carlton to Gerrard streets starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday. A further closure on Yonge St. from Gerrard to Richmond St. takes place at 3 a.m. on Sunday. A third section of Yonge will be closed from Bloor St. to Carlton at 7 a.m. on Sunday. Those closures should lift by 11 a.m.

On Sunday:

Lake Shore Blvd. East will be closed from Carlaw Ave. to Woodbine Ave. from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In the west end, Lake Shore Blvd. West will be closed from Windermere Ave. to Bathurst St. starting at 5 a.m. The road is expected to reopen at 2 p.m. A closure of the westbound lanes from Bathurst St. to Yonge St. will also take place at that time.

Bathurst St. will be closed from Bloor St. West to Lake Shore Blvd. West starting at 7 a.m. and will reopen at 11 a.m.

Bloor St. is closed as of 7 a.m. from Bathurst to Yonge St. until 11 a.m.

Bay St. will be closed from Queen St. West to Lake Shore Blvd. West from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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